On Sunday, 17 October, over one hundred Armenians gathered in the Taney Parish of the Church of Ireland, in Dublin to participate in the first Badarak in the history of the Armenian community of that city celebrated by the Primate, Very Revd Dr. Vahan Hovhanessian.

On Sunday, 17 October, over one hundred Armenians gathered in the Taney Parish of the Church of Ireland, in Dublin to participate in the first Badarak in the history of the Armenian community of that city celebrated by the Primate, Very Revd Dr. Vahan Hovhanessian.

The very earlliest strains of Christianity in Ireland come from the Oriental Churches. There is also evidence that the tradition of monumental stone crosses comes from Armenia. It is wonderful that now there an Armenian Liturgy available there after so many centuries!